Alexandra
| Pronunciation |
IPA: /ˌælɪɡˈzændrəˌ -ˈzɑːn-/ Phonetic: AL-ig-ZAN-drə or AL-ig-ZAHN-drə |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine, the masculine form being Alexander. |
| Language(s) | From the Greek Alexandra, the female form of Alexandros, from alexein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and aner meaning "man". |
| Name day | March 18 |
| Meaning | "Defender Of Mankind". |
| See also |
Alejandra, Aleksandra, Alessandra, , Alex, Alexa, Alexis, Cassandra, , Lexi, Lexie, Lexa, Alessia, Alessiya, Alesiya, Olesia, Olesiya, Olessiya, Sandra, Sandrna, Sandrine, , Sandy, Sendy, Shandy, Sasha, Shura, , Ksandra. The name Alexandria is similar, though itself means "land, place of Alexander". |
Alexandra (Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρα) is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν (alexein) "to defend" and ἀνήρ (anēr) "man" (GEN ἀνδρός andros). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ...
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